Etymology of the English word contiguous
the English word
contiguousderived from the Latin word
contiguus (near, adjoining, adjacent; touching, contiguous; side by side)
derived from the Latin word
contingere (color, stain; lay hands on; happen, befall, turn out; it happens, it turns out; it came to pass; touch; reach; border on)
using the Latin prefix
con- (together)
derived from the Latin prefix
com-derived from the Latin word
cum (with)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kom (near, with, together)
derived from the Latin word
tingere (wet, moisten, dip)
derived from the Latin word
tangere (touch, strike; border on)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*tag- (to touch)
Date
The earliest known usage of contiguous in English dates from the 17th century.
Derivations in English
subcontiguousUsage
Word found in Modern English
